mayor matt ryan is here. two wonderful congressmen, richard hannah and paul tonko. your former representative, maurice hinche is here as well. so, first of all, thank you because it's really nice outside, so for you to be willing to come inside, i greatly appreciate it. i'm not going to do a lot of talking at the top because i want to have a conversation with you about a range of issues, but in particular something that is, you know, personal for me. a lot of you know that i wasn't born into a lot of wealth or fame. there wasn't a long obama dynas dynasty. and so the only reason i'm here today, the only reason michelle and i have been able to accomplish what we've accomplished is because we got a great education. and i think the essence of the american dream is that anybody who's willing to work hard is able to get that good education and achieve their dreams. and central to that is the issue that you've got a big sign there, we try to message effectively, college affordability. making sure that people can afford to go to college. i'm on a road trip from new york to